- Table of content
- Introduction
- 1 The revelations of God
- 2 The Creed
- 3 The triune God
- 4 Mankind in need of redemption
- 5 God's commandments
- 6 The church of Jesus Christ
- 7 Ministry
- 8 The sacraments
- 9 Life after death
- 10 The doctrine of future things
- 11 From the history of Christianity
- 12 Divine service, acts of blessing, and pastoral care
- 13 New Apostolic Christians and their life of faith
- Appendix
1 The revelations of God
God, who created heaven and earth, reveals Himself in various ways in nature and history, thereby making it possible to recognise nature as His creation and the history of mankind as the history of salvation.
God has revealed Himself in a unique way in His Son Jesus Christ. In order to ensure that this revelation would always be kept alive, the Eternal One sent the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. He reveals God as the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. At the return of Christ, God's revelation to those who will then be caught up to Him will be perfect, for they will see God as He is (1 John 3: 2).